BEEF @ PURDUE

BEEF@PURDUE

Welcome to Beef @ Purdue!

Drought-Stressed Crops

Managing the Forage Shortage - Purdue Website

Coping With a Short Forage Supply (August 2007)

Drought-Damaged Corn as Livestock Feed (revised August 2007)

Forage Nitrate Testing and Cattle Feeding Guidelines (revised August 2007)

Some Options for Supplementing Inadequate Forage Supply

Steps to Improve Forage Productivity Following the Dry Summer (August 2002)

Agronomic Drought Stress Information

Drought Resources - Purdue Dairy Page

Purdue BioEnergy Website

Purdue Feeding Bio-Fuel Co-Products to Livestock Website

and specifically feeding to Beef Cattle

BSE Information Resources
National Animal Identification System (NAIS) Web Site
Indiana Premise ID (BOAH)
Animal ID: Questions to Ask Technology Providers

Research Centers

The Beef Blog
Extension Publications
Interactive Beef Calendar
Animal Sciences Extension Calendar
OSU Beef Cattle Resources
Purdue Department of Animal Sciences
Purdue University Home Page
Five State Beef Initiative
IQ+BEEF - Indiana Quality Plus Beef Program - For information, contact Matt Claeys
IBEP - Indiana Beef Evaluation Program
IBEEF - Indiana Beef Evaluation and Economics Feeding Program
IRM - Indiana Integrated Resource Management Program, including Beef Top Hand newsletters
Breeding Soundness Examinations Presentation - For more information, contact Wayne Singleton
Indiana Manure Locator Network
Manure Management Planner Computer Program
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Information
National Biosecurity Resource Center for Animal Health Emergencies
Purdue Food Safety and Quality Web Site
Determining a Value For Silage Crops (revised August 2002)
2000 National Beef Quality Audit (NBQA)
1999 National Market Cow and Bull Quality Audit
National Cattlemen's Beef Association - Beefusa.org (information for producers); Beef.org (information for consumers)
Beef Magazine Online
Cow-Calf Resource Guide from Beef magazine
American Cowman
Agricultural Marketing Resource Center
The Merck Veterinary Manual
Center for Food Animal Well-Being

Market News
USDA Market News Service

USDA Beef Carcass Price Equivalent Index Value

5 Area Weekly Weighted Average Direct Slaughter Cattle

5 Area Weekly Weighted Average Direct Slaughter Cattle - Premiums and Discounts

National Weekly Direct Slaughter Cattle - Premiums and Discounts

Eastern Cornbelt Direct Feeder Cattle Summary

USDA 5 Area Weekly Weighted Average Direct Slaughter Cattle - Data summarized in graphs
Age, Source, and Process Verification
USDA Certified Beef Programs
Springville Feeder Auction
South Central Indiana Livestock Marketing Corporation (SCILMC)

Hay Locator Websites
Internet Hay Exchange
The Hay Barn
The Haymarket
USDA Farm Service Agency Hay Net